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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pedigree

/ˈpɛd.ɪ.ɡɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables
pedi-gree
IPA
/ˈpɛd.ɪ.ɡɹi/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Good breeding or ancestry.

Uncountable

noun

The history or provenance of an idea, custom etc.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The ancestry of a domesticated animal, especially a dog or horse.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Having a pedigree.

adj

Purebred.

verb

To determine the pedigree of (an animal).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman pé de grue, a variant of Old French pié de gru (“foot of a crane”), from Latin pes (“foot”) + grus (“crane”).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈpɛd.ɪ.ɡɹi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

pedigrees (plural) pedigrees (present, singular) pedigreeing (participle, present) pedigreed (participle, past) pedigreed (past)

Derived Forms

nonpedigree pedigreeless subpedigree

Phrases

pedigree clause pedigree collapse

Frequently Paired Words

genealogy

Synonyms

pedigreed pureblood pureblooded thoroughbred bloodline lineage line line of descent descent blood line blood ancestry

Questions

How do you pronounce pedigree?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛd.ɪ.ɡɹi/.
What does pedigree mean?
A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding.
Where does pedigree come from?
From Anglo-Norman pé de grue, a variant of Old French pié de gru (“foot of a crane”), from Latin pes (“foot”) + grus (“crane”).

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